The Brady Bunch Season #2

The Brady Bunch

Season #2

💎💎Episode #: 24: Tell It Like It Is💎💎 – Carol is secretly writing an article about life with the Brady Bunch for Tomorrow’s Woman Magazine. But soon after sending the article in, she gets a rejection letter. Carol is invited to tell her family’s story for Tomorrow’s Woman Magazine, but the story is rejected for being too realistic. During a second interview, Carol exaggerates her “liberation” in the hopes of getting the article published. The truth about Carol’s exaggeration is revealed when the editors visit the Brady home. Guest Star: Richard Simmons as Mr. Delafield. Carol is invited to write a story about her hectic family life for a women’s magazine but exaggerates her “liberation” in the hopes of getting the article published. Carol decides to write a story about the family to submit to a magazine, but her initial story is rejected by the editor because it is not positive and uplifting enough. Revisions abound when Carol is invited to write a story about her hectic family for a women’s magazine. The first version paints a less than flattering portrait of the Brady’s, while the second (which impresses the editors) seems to good to be true, particularly when they arrive to find out it is. Mike finds Carol in his den in the middle of the night writing something she refuses to discuss at this time. Mike respects her privacy. It isn’t until Mike catches Carol having lunch with a Mr. Delafield – who both Mike and Carol met at a party a week earlier – that he finds out what Carol’s been writing. Mr. Delafield is the Editor of Tomorrow’s Woman Magazine. Carol, based on a casual discussion at that party, was encouraged by him to submit an article to the magazine about their family. After word spreads within the house of the article, the whole family is behind Carol in this endeavor, which ends up being a long, painstaking process for her. That’s why she’s so heartbroken and despondent when her article, which tells of their life in all its good and bad is rejected. Mike takes it upon himself to speak to Delafield, who tells him that he wants the magazine and thus any article included in it, to reflect the positives of “tomorrow’s women’s” lives. Will Carol go through the long, painstaking process of writing yet another article and if she does, will a syrupy sweet version of the Brady clan appeal to Delafield and his advisors? A site visit to the Brady house may provide the answer.

Carol has been acting quite mysteriously lately and Mike and Alice can’t figure out what she’s up to. Later, Mike interrupts a luncheon Carol is having with an editor for Tomorrow’s Woman Magazine. It seems that Carol is writing an article about life with the Brady Bunch. But soon after sending the article in, she gets a rejection letter and later learns that the reason was that the story did not fulfill their requirements. Mike is surprised to find Carol not in bed. He looks around and finds her in the den writing something. She says she could not sleep but refuses to say what she is writing about. The next morning Mike tells Alice and Alice tells Mike that she also saw Carol very mysterious about writing something. They cannot figure out what Carol is writing that could be so mysterious. Later, Carol has a luncheon appointment. She admits it is part of the secret but refuses to say more. The appointment is with Mr. Delafield, the Editor of Tomorrow’s Woman Magazine. Mike interrupts the luncheon and learns that Carol is submitting an article about the family for the magazine. The kids are excited when they hear and dream of fame. Carol notices they have been angels ever since they found out. Mike gives the den and a typewriter to Carol for writing her article. Carol’s efforts are filling the wastebaskets, which the kids raid to read all about themselves. But Carol refuses to let any of the family read it. Carol submits the article and gets worried when she hears nothing. Then the reply arrives – her article has been returned with a rejection letter, saying it did not fulfill their requirements. Mr. Delafield tells Mike he rejected the article because Carol told it like it is while Tomorrow’s Woman likes to accentuate the positive and happy angles. Mike suggests that Carol be allowed a rewrite. Mr. Delafield agrees and after some persuasion, Carol tries again.

This time, Carol allows the family to read it for feedback before submitting it. But the family seems reluctant to say anything. Eventually they tell Carol that the article is too saccharine and boring because it only describes their sunnier moments. It omits the more problematic moments that make them human. But they have to concede that this is how Mr. Delafield wants it. This time, Mr. Delafield accepts it because it is exactly how he wants it. He wants to have tea with the family so his staff can set up the promotions. The appointment is set. However, Carol gets the time wrong. Mr. Delafield, Danny Engelbert (Photographer), Daisy Lewis (Editorial Assistant), Jim Raymond (Editorial Department), Wally Witherspoon (Journalist) and Nora Maynard (Reviewer) arrive an hour earlier than she thought. They catch Carol awkwardly dressed in a dressing gown and curlers. More embarrassments occur when the girls come in arguing and then Bobby comes in with torn pants, Peter with another black eye from bully Bobby Hinton and Greg with poison oak – which sends the girls upstairs screaming. Then another mishap occurs when Mike and Alice collide, which drops a bouquet of flowers and a food tray on the floor. To Mr. Delafield’s guests, this is nothing like how the family was painted in the article. Witherspoon and Maynard tell Carol that the article she wrote (the way Mr. Delafield wanted) was about a fictional model family that only exists in fairy tales. She would write far more interesting material for the average reader if she tells it like it is about her family (the way she wrote it originally but was rejected). Mr. Delafield tells Carol that he will publish the original version as he listens to what they say. Carol tells Mike she is going to break the typewriter, so she never goes through this again. However, the boys find Alice at the typewriter. Carol asks Alice for her autograph. Alice signs it “Earnest Hemingway” as she might as well start at the top.  

💎💎Episode #23: Alice’s September Song💎💎 – An old boyfriend of Alice’s Mark Millard, comes to town and begins to wine and dine her, unknown to her has other intentions in mind. Alice’s dashing former high school boyfriend, Mark Millard (Stephen Dunne), shows up at the Brady doorstep wanting to rekindle their romance. However, Mark makes a shady financial offer and Carol and Mike have Mike’s friend from the District Attorney’s Office check Mark out and it turns out that Mark just wanted Alice’s money, as he’s pulled this on several other women. When Mike and Carol start to confront Mark, he tries to escape, but hits his head on a frozen leg of lamb that Sam the Butcher was stopping by to deliver. An old flame comes to town and begins courting Alice. Sam the Butcher quickly becomes jealous of the new suitor and Mike and Carol are also suspicious of his motives. Alice receives a surprise telephone call from Mark Millard, her old high school boyfriend. Despite her steady boyfriend, Sam, Alice agrees to meet with Mark. He’s as handsome and charming as Alice remembers and he wines and dines her. Alice isn’t sure if Mark will pop the question and if he does, she won’t know how to react – especially because of Sam. Instead, Mark makes her a shady financial offer and Carol and Mike contact Mike’s friend from the District Attorney’s Office. Alice said: “I feel like such a fool.” Mike explained that Mark was an incurable gambler who used unsuspecting women to support himself. He was paying alimony to five wives and trying to keep a jump ahead of the sixth. When Mark shows up, Mike tells him what he had done and Mark tries to leave, but the doorbell rings and he runs the other way. He is accidentally knocked out by Sam’s frozen leg of lamb. Alice takes the watering can to revive Mark while Carol, Mike, Sam and Mike’s friend watch.

Alice’s dashing former sweetheart, Mark Millard (Stephen Dunne) shows up at the Brady doorstep wanting to rekindle their romance. However, Mark only wants to get back with Alice to lure her into a fraudulent scheme. The Brady’s discover his ruse and convince Alice of his true motivations. Alice’s old flame, Mark Millard, reenters her life wanting to sweep her off her feet, then presents her with an investment proposal that Mike senses may be to good to be true. Alice receives a surprise telephone call from Mark Millard, her dashing former sweetheart from school whom she hasn’t seen since those days, who wants to see her. Despite casually dating Sam, Alice decides to go out with Mark to see if that old spark is still there. Mark is as handsome and charming as Alice remembers. He wines and dines her, so much so that she thinks he will soon pop the question, which if he does, she is not sure how she will answer, partly because of Sam. While he doesn’t pop the question, he does casually mention attending meetings about a prospective business investment, which will yield a profit if invested in, which excites Alice as well. Later, as she’s preparing to go to the bank to withdraw money for the investment, she casually mentions the opportunity to Carol, who curiously asks about the business involved. Alice admits she has no idea, as she had got caught up in the moment and didn’t think to ask the necessary questions. Carol tells Mike about the suspicious investment and Mike does some background checking on Mark Millard. He eventually uncovers that Mark is trying to scam Alice, as he has a chronic gambling problem and uses gullible female partners to support himself and he’s married and pulled his scam on six other women, to five of whom he’s now paying alimony. Carol and Mike tell Alice, who feels stupid for almost buying Mark’s scam. Mark arrives and Mike reports Mark that his friend from the D.A.’s Office is on his way over for questioning. Mark tries to escape, but on his way out the back door, he hits his head on a frozen leg of lamb being delivered by Sam the Butcher and is knocked out. Sam apologizes to Alice for the mishap, but Alice wishes Sam had been carrying a whole side of beef. She casually gets revenge on Mark by pouring water from a watering can over his face as Mike, Carol and Mike’s friend from the D.A.’s Office look on. Meanwhile, the boys with Mike’s help, work on building a model airplane but can’t get it to fly in the yard. Sam and Alice take them and the girls on a picnic in the park to fly it.

Alice and Carol arrive home from shopping to find a phone message for Alice. It seems that an old boyfriend of Alice’s Mark Millard, is in town and begins to wine and dine her unknown to her he has other intentions in mind. Meanwhile, Alice’s nightly dates with Mark put a damper on her and Sam’s relationship. Alice and Carol come home from shopping to find a message waiting for Alice. The name is misspelled, so Alice has to work it out with Cindy, who took the message. The message is from Mark Millard, an old crush from school. Alice wonders if the old flame will rekindle. Meanwhile, Bobby and Greg work on building a plane. Sam calls in. Carol is worried that this could be awkward since Alice has a date with Mark. Carol and Mike try to keep Sam from finding out, but he does anyway. Alice assures Sam that Mark is just an old friend passing through but cannot make other dates while Mark stays for the week. Sam does not look pleased. Mark arrives and he is a handsome man who is thrilled to see Alice again. In the early hours, Alice is not home and Carol is worried. Mark is practically a stranger and Carol warns that appearances can be deceiving and they do not know who he really is. Mike thinks Carol is worrying too much, but Carol points out that he is not asleep either. Alice arrives home, looking dreamy and waltzing. Carol and Mike are relieved to see Alice had a good time. This is the start of a series of dates with Mark, a big rush with restaurants and dances. Carol hints that Mark may be building up for something – like marriage. Meanwhile, Alice realizes she put on a bit too much weight for her evening dress and starts exercise regimes with the help of the girls. She also starts nightly facial creams. Afterwards, Alice looks more stunning. Meanwhile, the boys finish the plane.

At the next date, Mark hints to Alice that he is in meetings on an unusual investment opportunity. Alice mentions a nest egg in her account and hints at investing in the opportunity. Mark tells Alice to leave it in the bank and starts more sweet talk on her. The next morning, Alice asks Carol to take her to the bank. Carol is concerned when she hears what Alice is doing, especially since Alice does not even the know the details of what she is investing in. Alice says that at the time, she felt Mark was about to pop the question (which he didn’t) so she did not ask questions. Carol phones Mike and he is just as suspicious. He tells Carol to take Alice to the bank while he makes a couple of fast calls. Mike calls are to a friend at the D.A.’s Office to check on Mark Millard. The check reveals Mark is a gambler who “uses unsuspecting women to support himself”. What is more, he has six wives he is paying alimony to. Alice feels like a fool when Mike and Carol tell her; she thought Mark would pop the question. Alice expects Mark to call by and at that moment Mark calls in. Mike tells Mark what he did and his friend from the D.A.’s Office is on his way over. Mark gets the message and tries to leave. But the doorbell rings again – the friend from the D.A.’s Office. Mark tries to flee through the patio door but gets knocked out by a leg of frozen lamb that Sam was delivering. Mike rushes off to get his friend. Alice takes revenge by picking up a watering can and sprinkling it over Mark. Alice is back to dating Sam and they are taking a picnic to Highland Park. The boys have nowhere to fly their plane, so Sam and Alice take them to the park as well. The girls come along to watch. Carol and Mike take advantage of this to have a romantic session of their own.